UW-Madison College of Letters and Science returning and transfer students will have the ability to opt in"" to new Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree requirements, according to a new curriculum required for first-time students beginning this fall.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued an informal legal opinion July 26 that the UW freshman admission policy does not violate the statutory prohibition against the use of tests based on race.
As the sun rose and I sleepily steered my car north, I asked myself a simple question: Why did I want to get into a tiny plane with three strangers only to jump out of it at 3,500 feet again - by myself nonetheless?'
Food columnist Caroline Mueller advises students to to take five-hour naps and watch Top Chef marathons in the final days of summer.'
On Sept. 20, 15 local bands will perform at venues around Madison, raising money for two non-profit groups that fund the fight against homelessness.'
At a special meeting Aug. 7, the UW System Board of Regents ruled that student segregated fees cannot be used to pay for rent of off-campus facilities used by student organizations at UW-Madison.
For two years, one question plagued Bo Ryan's Badgers: Who will be the third scorer? With Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor gone, people are wondering who the first and second scorers will be next season.'
Summer gas prices in Wisconsin are at record highs, accompanied by legislative gridlock on the issue at the state and national levels.'
The launch of Wisconsin Eye's new television channel earlier this month provides state residents with unlimited access to Wisconsin government in a format similar to C-SPAN.
Madison's 2007 ""World's Largest Brat Fest"" raised an impressive amount of money for charity, but also packed a few pounds on patrons who ate a total of 157,665 bratwurst. Next year, the event should focus more on raising money than'
It is interesting that only one year removed from an NCAA National Championship, the UW men's hockey team is already flying under everyone's radar. '
This summer, as most students entertain themselves with internships, the great outdoors and some well-earned rest and relaxation, two UW-Madison students will participate in the first-ever ""green"" bus tour across the United States.
\Jane Hammond adds a new dimension to paper in her exhibit 'Jane Hammond: Paper Works' at the Chazen Museum of Art,"" writes Eunice Abraham.'
The spring exhibition season has passed and fall competition is months away, yet the UW volleyball team has been busy gearing up for a summer full of challenges and changes. The squad will be looking forward to a trip to Europe and the addition of two hi'
American Doll Posse, Tori Amos' ninth studio album, continues her penchant for overarching concepts. Amos did this previously on 2002's Scarlet's Walk, cataloguing a woman's journey through the United States, and 2005's The Beekeeper. While these albums were lackluster at best, the highs of American Doll Posse rival some of her best songs from Under the Pink, Boys for Pele or From the Choirgirl Hotel.
Hip-hop is no longer just reserved for city streets and stereo speakers — next school year some of the movement's finest student performers will find a hub for their art at UW-Madison.'
At the end of April, the UW Athletic Department released new procedures for the sale, distribution and allocation of student season tickets for men's hockey — available now — and men's basketball — available in September. '
Think back to when eating Lunchables was the highlight of your week. Try to imagine what it was like when you tagged along with your mother to fill up the family van at the local gas station for around a dollar per gallon.'
A fixture in the campus skyline since 1965, Ogg Hall will be torn down piece by piece beginning in August to make way for green space along the East Campus Mall.
For more than a decade, UW-Madison has stood at the forefront of stem cell research. Discoveries by researchers scattered across the university have helped advance scientific understandings of stem cell function and ways stem cells might someday be used to treat a myriad of diseases.
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